Rodman sued for assault after bar incident

A former hotel worker has accused US ex-basketball star Dennis Rodman of rubbing against her and slapping her on the buttocks.

Sara Robinson is suing Rodman claiming he assaulted her while a guest at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas last year.

In her federal lawsuit filed in Las Vegas last week, Ms Robinson also accuses her former employer of retaliating against her after she complained about Rodman's behaviour.

Rodman spokeswoman Shannon Barr declined to comment, and Hard Rock spokeswoman Dorian Cantrell did not immediately return phone calls.

In her complaint, Ms Robinson said she was working in the resort's Cuba Libre bar in March 2006 when Rodman began "making a scene" by trying to climb on the bar after failing to gain her full attention.

Rodman appeared on TV screens last year in 'Love Island' and 'Celebrity Big Brother'.